Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
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Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs launch today and we have a new report which showcased how the memory scaling impacts the AI performance of these chips, such as the Ryzen 7 8700G, when running higher-clocked memory kits. AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU Scaling With MSI "Memory Try It" Showcased: Up To 15% NPU Boost With DDR5-7600 The latest test results come from hardware insider chi11eddog who has posted benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU in AI-specific workloads such as UL Procyon AI and GIMP stable diffusion. The reviews for the AMD Ryzen 8000G are already out and mostly focused […]
New performance results of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G & Ryzen 5 8500G APUs have been spotted in various benchmark leaks. AMD Ryzen 8000G APU Benchmarks Leak Out: Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, Ryzen 5 8500G Almost As Good As Ryzen 7000X Offerings In CPU Tests The AMD Ryzen 8000G APU family codenamed Hawk Point launches next week and brings with it a brand new CPU and GPU architecture on the APU front. The last APUs released by AMD were on the older AM4 platform and part of the Ryzen 5000G family which featured Zen 3 […]
AMD's next-gen Strix Point APUs including the Halo variant have been spotted with RDNA 3.5 iGPUs in the ROCm Github repository. AMD RDNA 3.5 GPUs To Be Featured On Next-Gen Strix Point & Strix Point Halo "Ryzen" APUs Although the listings of the RDNA 3.5 "GFX1150" and "GFX1151" IDs are nothing new since we have been seeing them in various patches on Linux and the AMDGPU LLVM backend, what's new here is that this is the first time that Strix Point and Strix Point Halo are mentioned along with a respective GPU ID that they would utilize on launch. The […]
ASUS has started rolling out a more toughened up AGESA 1.1.0.2a BIOS for its X670E motherboards in preparation for AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs. ASUS's Latest X670E Motherboard BIOS Offers AGESA 1.1.0.2a Firmware With Improved AMD Ryzen 8000G APU Support Motherboard vendors have quietly been releasing new AGESA BIOS updates for their AM5 family of motherboards. The latest BETA BIOS comes from ASUS who are the first to roll out the 1.1.0.2a for its lineup which comes with enhanced support for AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs. The two main changes include the updation to the AMD ComboAM5 1102a RC1 and improvements in […]
AMD's next-generation Ryzen CPUs codenamed Granite Ridge and powered by the Zen 5 core architecture have reportedly entered mass production. AMD's Next-Gen Ryzen CPUs Enter Mass Production: Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Coming To AM5 Desktop PCs Later This Year The next-gen AMD Ryzen CPU family will be a big one as it moves to a brand new Zen architecture. Codenamed "Granite Ridge", the next-gen CPUs will be powered by the Zen 5 core architecture and feature a range of new technologies including the brand-new architecture itself. These CPUs will be compatible with the AM5 desktop platform including the existing 600-series […]
AMD is now rolling out its lower-clocked Ryzen 9 7940HX & Ryzen 9 7840HX "Dragon Range" CPUs for high-end gaming laptops. AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX "Dragon Range" CPU Features A 200 MHz Lower Clock But Aims To Make High-End Gaming Laptop More Affordable Last year, it was reported that AMD was working on lower-clocked SKUs within its Dragon Range-HX CPU lineup. These laptop CPUs retain the high-end Zen 4 core architecture and offer up to 16 cores but come with a slightly lower clock frequency. The aim is to utilize all the Dragon Range CPU dies for gaming laptops and […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs falling under the Phoenix 2 die will have vastly limited memory and PCIe capabilities versus the Phoenix 1 dies & Ryzen 7000 CPUs. AMD Cuts Back Ryzen 8000G "Phoenix 2" APU Memory & PCIe Capabilities, Limited To Just Single-Channel DDR5 Update: It looks like the single-channel memory may just be a typo since the 8300G page lists dual-channel memory. AMD announced its Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs in two flavors, the 8700G/8600G based on the Phoenix 1 dies and the 8500G/8300G based on the Phoenix 2 dies. Well, it looks like the Phoenix 2 dies will […]
AMD is not giving up on its AM4 platform anytime soon as it brings more value to gamers with the Ryzen 7 5700X3D & 5700 for sub $250 US prices. AMD Targets Intels Budget Dominance With Ryzen 7 5700X3D $249 & Ryzen 7 5700 $175 US CPUs For AM4 Desktop PCs, Up To 100 MB Cache For Gamers The AM4 platform is the longest-lived platform from AMD and any other chipmaker which is still going strong even to this day. While the AM5 platform has seen its fair share of price reductions over the past couple of months, getting more […]
AMD's Ryzen 5000G APUs are getting an upgrade in the sub-$150 US category with the Ryzen 5 5600GT & 5500GT 6-core chips. AMD Upgrades AM4 APUs With Ryzen 5 5600GT and Ryzen 5 5500GT Chips, Sub-$150 US Price Points As mentioned in the last post, the AMD AM4 platform continues to see new updates, and the Ryzen 5000G APUs are also getting two new SKUs. Designed for budget PC builders and gamers, the new APUs offer boosted clocks at price points that are very affordable. Coming straight to the specifications, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is the fastest 6-core APU […]
AMD's next-gen Zen 6 CPUs for clients which include Ryzen chips will reportedly be labeled under the "Medusa" codename. AMD's Next-gen Zen 6 Client CPUs To Be Codenamed "Medusa" & Feature Higher-Bandwidth 2.5D Interconnects Based on information shared by @Olrak29_, it looks like AMD has finalized the codename for its client desktop CPUs based on the next-gen Zen 6 architecture. The upcoming Zen 5 desktop CPU lineup will fall under the Granite Ridge codename while the Zen 5 desktop CPU lineup will feature the Medusa codename. These chips aren't expected to arrive until late 2025 / early 2026 so it […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs launch today and we have a new report which showcased how the memory scaling impacts the AI performance of these chips, such as the Ryzen 7 8700G, when running higher-clocked memory kits. AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU Scaling With MSI "Memory Try It" Showcased: Up To 15% NPU Boost With DDR5-7600 The latest test results come from hardware insider chi11eddog who has posted benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU in AI-specific workloads such as UL Procyon AI and GIMP stable diffusion. The reviews for the AMD Ryzen 8000G are already out and mostly focused […]
New performance results of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G & Ryzen 5 8500G APUs have been spotted in various benchmark leaks. AMD Ryzen 8000G APU Benchmarks Leak Out: Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, Ryzen 5 8500G Almost As Good As Ryzen 7000X Offerings In CPU Tests The AMD Ryzen 8000G APU family codenamed Hawk Point launches next week and brings with it a brand new CPU and GPU architecture on the APU front. The last APUs released by AMD were on the older AM4 platform and part of the Ryzen 5000G family which featured Zen 3 […]
AMD's next-gen Strix Point APUs including the Halo variant have been spotted with RDNA 3.5 iGPUs in the ROCm Github repository. AMD RDNA 3.5 GPUs To Be Featured On Next-Gen Strix Point & Strix Point Halo "Ryzen" APUs Although the listings of the RDNA 3.5 "GFX1150" and "GFX1151" IDs are nothing new since we have been seeing them in various patches on Linux and the AMDGPU LLVM backend, what's new here is that this is the first time that Strix Point and Strix Point Halo are mentioned along with a respective GPU ID that they would utilize on launch. The […]
ASUS has started rolling out a more toughened up AGESA 1.1.0.2a BIOS for its X670E motherboards in preparation for AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs. ASUS's Latest X670E Motherboard BIOS Offers AGESA 1.1.0.2a Firmware With Improved AMD Ryzen 8000G APU Support Motherboard vendors have quietly been releasing new AGESA BIOS updates for their AM5 family of motherboards. The latest BETA BIOS comes from ASUS who are the first to roll out the 1.1.0.2a for its lineup which comes with enhanced support for AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs. The two main changes include the updation to the AMD ComboAM5 1102a RC1 and improvements in […]
AMD's next-generation Ryzen CPUs codenamed Granite Ridge and powered by the Zen 5 core architecture have reportedly entered mass production. AMD's Next-Gen Ryzen CPUs Enter Mass Production: Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Coming To AM5 Desktop PCs Later This Year The next-gen AMD Ryzen CPU family will be a big one as it moves to a brand new Zen architecture. Codenamed "Granite Ridge", the next-gen CPUs will be powered by the Zen 5 core architecture and feature a range of new technologies including the brand-new architecture itself. These CPUs will be compatible with the AM5 desktop platform including the existing 600-series […]
AMD is now rolling out its lower-clocked Ryzen 9 7940HX & Ryzen 9 7840HX "Dragon Range" CPUs for high-end gaming laptops. AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX "Dragon Range" CPU Features A 200 MHz Lower Clock But Aims To Make High-End Gaming Laptop More Affordable Last year, it was reported that AMD was working on lower-clocked SKUs within its Dragon Range-HX CPU lineup. These laptop CPUs retain the high-end Zen 4 core architecture and offer up to 16 cores but come with a slightly lower clock frequency. The aim is to utilize all the Dragon Range CPU dies for gaming laptops and […]
AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs falling under the Phoenix 2 die will have vastly limited memory and PCIe capabilities versus the Phoenix 1 dies & Ryzen 7000 CPUs. AMD Cuts Back Ryzen 8000G "Phoenix 2" APU Memory & PCIe Capabilities, Limited To Just Single-Channel DDR5 Update: It looks like the single-channel memory may just be a typo since the 8300G page lists dual-channel memory. AMD announced its Ryzen 8000G AM5 Desktop APUs in two flavors, the 8700G/8600G based on the Phoenix 1 dies and the 8500G/8300G based on the Phoenix 2 dies. Well, it looks like the Phoenix 2 dies will […]
AMD is not giving up on its AM4 platform anytime soon as it brings more value to gamers with the Ryzen 7 5700X3D & 5700 for sub $250 US prices. AMD Targets Intels Budget Dominance With Ryzen 7 5700X3D $249 & Ryzen 7 5700 $175 US CPUs For AM4 Desktop PCs, Up To 100 MB Cache For Gamers The AM4 platform is the longest-lived platform from AMD and any other chipmaker which is still going strong even to this day. While the AM5 platform has seen its fair share of price reductions over the past couple of months, getting more […]
AMD's Ryzen 5000G APUs are getting an upgrade in the sub-$150 US category with the Ryzen 5 5600GT & 5500GT 6-core chips. AMD Upgrades AM4 APUs With Ryzen 5 5600GT and Ryzen 5 5500GT Chips, Sub-$150 US Price Points As mentioned in the last post, the AMD AM4 platform continues to see new updates, and the Ryzen 5000G APUs are also getting two new SKUs. Designed for budget PC builders and gamers, the new APUs offer boosted clocks at price points that are very affordable. Coming straight to the specifications, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT is the fastest 6-core APU […]
AMD's next-gen Zen 6 CPUs for clients which include Ryzen chips will reportedly be labeled under the "Medusa" codename. AMD's Next-gen Zen 6 Client CPUs To Be Codenamed "Medusa" & Feature Higher-Bandwidth 2.5D Interconnects Based on information shared by @Olrak29_, it looks like AMD has finalized the codename for its client desktop CPUs based on the next-gen Zen 6 architecture. The upcoming Zen 5 desktop CPU lineup will fall under the Granite Ridge codename while the Zen 5 desktop CPU lineup will feature the Medusa codename. These chips aren't expected to arrive until late 2025 / early 2026 so it […]